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Sputnik 1 (Soviet Union)
Sputnik 1 was the first artificial satellite The Soviet Union launched into an elliptical low Earth orbit in October 4, 1957. It was a 58cm polished metal sphere with 4 external radio antennae to brodcast radio pulses. -
Explorer 1
Explorer 1 was the first satlite of the United States, launched as part of its participation in the International Geophysical Year. -
The making of NASA
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration or NASA was formed by the United States during the Space Race for more aeronautics and aerospace research. It controls all the missions and the launches. -
First Russian in space
Yuri Gagarin was the first man in space. He was sent on the Vostok 1 space craft. He became the soviet hero and his advanced the Russians in the space race. -
The first American in space
Soon after the Russians sent a man in outer space, the United States sent Alan sheperd -
The Apollo Program
The Apollo program, also know as Project Apollo, was the third United States human spaceflight program carried out by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, which acomplished landing the first humans on the moon. -
First Russian Women In Space
Valentina Tereshkova was the first woman in space sent by the soviets on the Vostok 6 spacecraft. She was Chosen to fly the spacecraft out of 400 aplicants. -
The First Russian Spacewalk
Alexy Leonov was the first man in actual space. This Russian mission was suppose to be Vostok 11, but was cancelled and done on Vostok 2. -
First American Spacewalk
Ed White was the first American to complete a space walk. He was sent on the mission Gemini 4. White was in space for 23 minutes and was over Hawaii and the Gulf of Mexico -
Soyuz 1
Soyuz 1 was a manned spacecraft holding Vladimir Komarov. It was the first of the Soyuz series. On its return back to Earth, technical problems caused a crash and the death of Vladimir. The first fatal space flight. -
Apollo 11
Apollo 11 was the first flight that took men to the moon was a project of the United States. This was a great achievment because the US has reached the moon before the soviets. -
Apollo 17's Return From The Moon
Apollo 17 was last or most recent moon landing by the United States. The crew consisted of Eugene Cerman, Ronald Evens, and Harrison Schmitt. The mission took about 12 days and no one has returned to the moon since. -
Challenger Disaster
The Challenger was launched on January 28m 1986. 73 seconds after the launch the Challenger exploded int two main poarts. All the astronauts on board was killed. -
Colombia Disaster
The Colombia shuttle disaster occured on Febuary 1, 2003. As the Colombia was Re-entering the Earth's atmosphere a chunk of foam broke of the ship, allowing heat in,causing a explosion, killing all 7 members.
